Archives: Articles
Pharmaceutical industry could face lower prices
Pharmaceutical powerhouse Pfizer is reportedly in talks to acquire rival drug maker Wyeth. What could the deal mean for the medication y
...
16 years ago
Brady bans “Made in China” souvenirs from Capitol gift shop
By: Tom MacDonald
A U.S. Congressman from Philadelphia says he has instituted a ban on foreign made items in the U.S. Capital Gift
...
16 years ago
Councilman: Get satellite dishes off roofs
A city councilman says satellite dishes are ugly and he’s introduced a bill to get them off the fronts of houses. But Federal regul
...
16 years ago
President Obama starts his job at the White House this week and the Gallup poll already has their first job approval rating. How’s
...
16 years ago
Inmates fundraise for mural arts program
Philadelphia’s mural arts program started working in city prisons a decade ago after a heavy blow in city budget cuts. But some of
...
16 years ago
PA high schools, colleges falling short in student prep
By: Bill Hangley
A flurry of new studies suggest that Pennsylvania’s high schools aren’t providing colleges with enoug
...
16 years ago
Governer Rendell says layoffs of state employees a possilibility
By: Scott Detrow
With a projected budget deficit of more than two billion dollars, Pennsylvania Governor Rendell says layoffs of s
...
16 years ago
New Jersey Department of Education struggles with budget cuts
By: Mary Fuchs
New Jersey’s Department of Education is struggling with budget cuts. And Commissioner Lucille Davy doesn̵
...
16 years ago
High schools in PA leaving students unprepared for college
By: Bill Hangley
New data from the state department of education show that as many as one in three Pennsylvania high school gradua
...
16 years ago
Dates, locations for Philly citizen budget input announced
You can give your two cents about how the city should address its budget problems at four upcoming forums, whose details were just announ
...
16 years ago
Police officers shot two on Tuesday
By: Tom MacDonald
Philadelphia police officers shot two people Tuesday night, bringing the total of civilians shot by officers up
...
16 years ago
Philadelphia School District in control of Mayor Nutter and Governor Rendell
By: Bill Hangley
With the departure of School Reform Commissioner Jim Ghallager, the board that oversees the Philadelphia School D
...
16 years ago
City Council must do more with less
Philadelphia City Council embarks on a new session today, and a key question for Council members will be “how to do more with less?
...
16 years ago
City Council may allow break-up of Comcast TV’s near monopoly
Philadelphia City Council could take a step today that would allow Verizon to offer pay-TV service in the city and break Comcast’s
...
16 years ago
Poor economy encourages giveaways
By: Peter Crimmins
As the economy slides, everyone is looking for bargains and “free” definitely qualifies as a bargai
...
16 years ago